The Royal Alpha

~Twelve~

Namjoon was using every bit of strength he had trying to hold Taehyung down. He was trying to jump up and run towards where Jin stood talking with his brother.

He finally had to kick him behind his knee to knock him down and then drag him away. He was worried that all the exertion he used would make his scent stronger and move downwind towards Jin. And make him panic if he saw Tae at that moment.

He drags him back down the way they came while covering his mouth. It was a definite struggle but he finally brought him back to the car and threw him in.

"What the fuck is wrong with you?! Did you not see my mate? He is heavy with my pup! I need to be around him. My pup needs me!"

"You would have scared him and possibly caused him harm if you confronted him at this moment. And in the process hurt your unborn pup. You need to calm down first and think rationally."

Taehyung kicks the cars tire and slams his palms on the hood of the car. "I can't believe that he's pregnant. And I would have never known that unless I came searching for him. I just want to hold him Joon.. I know I've been a jackass all my life. But I was willing to change.. just for him. Please Joonie.. please help me get him back." He cries.

Namjoon pats his back and says, "I will help you in any way I can. Now that we know where he is, we can formulate a plan to get him to talk to you. But right now, we should find a place to crash for the night."

Tae looks at him incredulously and asks, "You really expect me to just leave him there? Without talking to him first?"

"Yes! What have I been saying to you? We need to form a plan. It's like I'm talking to a wall, I swear! You're maddening!"

Tae sighs and it finally sinks in. "No, you're right. Let's go then and find a place nearby. The sooner we do, the sooner I can get my family back."

Namjoon looks at him nervously. Not trusting his words. He's used to the arrogant and selfish Taehyung who wants things done his way without thinking of the consequences.

When he sees Tae sitting quietly in his seat, he then walks around to the driver's seat and starts the car. As he reverses, Tae looks back towards the road that leads to Jin. A big part of him is screaming at him to ignore Namjoon's advice and run back to his mate. But he pushes that thought away. He wants to win his beloved back, not scare him and risk danger to their pup.

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They drive into town and quickly find a nice hotel.

That night Namjoon helped him think of ways to approach Jin. But nothing they could think of sounded like a good plan.

Tae looks at his brother in an exasperated way and says, "I think the only thing I can do is to tell him the truth. Being my fated mate, he will be aware of the truth because of our bond."

"You forget that he ripped that bond out of him. In what looked to be like a very painful way I might add." Namjoon replies.

He sits back and thinks about something. With a shake of his head he tells him, "I don't really like it, but it seems like it's the only way to go about this. But you need to approach him cautiously. You can't just rush him and demand that he listen to you simply because you want him to. He has been through so much suffering already. And you weren't even mated that long."

"I know. I was planning on being nice. You make me seem like some kind of monster."

"Well you do tend to go off your hinges when things don't go your way. I'm just saying that you catch more flies with honey."

"That's stupid. Flies will land on and eat shit. What the hell do they know?"

Namjoon sits and stares at him. He appears annoyed and says, "You are seriously making me have doubts about your union. I don't think he deserves to be tied to you forever with you being this ignorant."